A few of us has been in East London drinking after watching Palace’s trip to West Ham and decided to visit Brick Lane on the way back. Aladin is one of the most highly rated restaurants on Brick Lane boasting a string of awards and accolades.
Apparently the BBC included Aladin on its list of 'The World's Best Curry Houses' and Capital Radio listed The Aladin Restaurant as 'One of the Top 10 Greatest Indian Restaurants in London Ever!' - and it’s even recommended by Prince Charles apparently. So quite a build up!
Their ‘BYOB’ policy meant I had to go down the road to their affiliated corner shop to get any beer, which isn’t exactly ideal. We had the mixed Indian Hors d'oeuvres to start and everyone commented on how good the chicken tikka was. So tender it just fell apart. I had Lamb vindaloo with extra Naga chilli. Seriously, seriously hot. It actually made me question whether I should ease up on the hot curries - but I soon snapped out of it!
SCORE:
MENU - Strong. But doesn't quite live up to the hype 7/10
HEAT - If you order phaal, you will get a proper phaal! 9/10
SETTING - Modernish. The paintings reminded me of GCSE art room 7/10
SPEED - Pretty rushed. 5/10
WAITERS - Gave the feeling that they wanted us in and out asap 7/10
BEER - BYOB but at least there's no corkage charge 3/10
PRICE - Slightly more than average. Bill was not itemised 6/10
ATMOS - Lively. They pack you in and it can get pretty loud late at night 8/10
OPEN LATE - Midnight at Weekends 7/10
BONUS - No complimentary drinks 4/10
MENU - Strong. But doesn't quite live up to the hype 7/10
HEAT - If you order phaal, you will get a proper phaal! 9/10
SETTING - Modernish. The paintings reminded me of GCSE art room 7/10
SPEED - Pretty rushed. 5/10
WAITERS - Gave the feeling that they wanted us in and out asap 7/10
BEER - BYOB but at least there's no corkage charge 3/10
PRICE - Slightly more than average. Bill was not itemised 6/10
ATMOS - Lively. They pack you in and it can get pretty loud late at night 8/10
OPEN LATE - Midnight at Weekends 7/10
BONUS - No complimentary drinks 4/10
63%
Don't believe the hype!
132 Brick Lane
London E1 6RU
020 7247 8210
aladinbricklane@hotmail.co.uk
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